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AN DREW BLRANAM. PHOTD'UTHAWASNINGTDNYD C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES M. IIAESKE, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

AXLE-SKEIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 560,495, dated May 19,1896.

Application tiled December 18, 1895. Serial No. 572,559. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. HAEsKE, of South Bend, in the county ofSt. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new an d usefulImprovements in Axle-Skeins; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form part of this speciiication.

This invention is an improvement in axleskeins; and its object is toremedy a defect which has heretofore caused much trouble in such skeins,particularly when rolled, stamped, or bent out of sheet metalto wit,breaking away of the skein at its junction with the collar or junctionof the skein proper with the axle-cap. By my invention breakage at thispoint is prevented, and I am enabled to use much lighter metal in theskein to support an equal load than is practical with the old mode ofconstructing the skeins.

The invention therefore consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described, claimed, and illustrated inthe drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the complete skeinwith a thimble and nut thereon. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verticalsection through Fig. l with the step removed; Fig. 3, a top view of thecollar detached; Fig. 4, a transverse section on line l 4:, Fig. 1 Fig.5, a bottom view of the step detached.

The skein A is of ordinary construction, having a rear enlargement orcap to fit on the end of the axle, as usual. The collar B, which isshrunk or otherwise tightly fitted on the skein, is much like anordinary collar with the following exceptions: First, it has an annularextension h, which forms a ring around the base of the skein proper atthe junction thereof with a cap, and this ring b supports andstrengthens the skein at its weakest point-t1 e., at the bend orshoulder a under the collar, as shown, for this point is known to be theweakest in the skein, and those heretofore made break down first at thispoint. This annular flangeb effectively prevents this and gives theskein and thimble a much larger and more direct bearing upon the collar.The rear end of the thimble C is cupped out, as at c, to t over theannular flange b, as shown in Fig. 2.

The collar B is provided with two longitudinal parallel anges b on itsupper side, as shown in Fig. 4c, the object of which will presently bemore apparent.

D represents a step or stool, on the under side of which is a beveledrib cl. This rib is formed with a transverse web cl at one end, by meansof which it is suitably strengthened. The step or stool D is placed uponcollar B, so that the rib cl will t and rest in the groove or channelformed by the flanges h. The bolster being seated upon the stool D, theseveral parts are firmly secured by means of clip F, as fully seen inFigs. l and 4.

It will be observed that the stool D forms not only a support for thebolster, but serves as a brace for the collar.

Having thus described my invention, what I therefore claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent thereon, is-

l. The combination of the skein and collar having flanges b', with thestep D having rib cl, and the clip F, substantially as described.

2. In awagon-skein, the combination of the skein A, the lcollar B havingannular flange h, and parallel flanges b'; with the step D having rib dand web CZ', all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of skein A, collar B, having annular flanges h, andparallel flanges b with step D having rib cl, and clip F, allconstructed and arranged" substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aii'ix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

OHAS. M. HAESKE. Witnesses:

JAMES DU SHANE, GRACE C.' EooLEs'roN.

